| "Always Wanting You" | ||||
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| Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
| from the album Keep Movin' On | ||||
| B-side | "I've Got a Yearning" | |||
| Released | February 3, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer | Ken Nelson Fuzzy Owen |
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"Always Wanting You" is a 1975 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. It was Haggard's twentieth number-one single on the U.S. country chart. It stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart. In 2004, "Always Wanting You" was featured on the radio station K-Rose in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. [1]
According to interviews, it was written for Dolly Parton, because he fell in love with her when recording her song Kentucky Gambler, but knew he could never have her.
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Preceded by "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind" by Johnny Rodriguez |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 12-April 19, 1975 |
Succeeded by "Blanket on the Ground" by Billie Jo Spears |